Patrick Mahomes overcame an ankle harm to assist the Chiefs beat the Jaguars and attain the AFC Championship sport for the fifth straight season; the Divisional Round continues Sunday with the Cincinnati Bengals @ Buffalo Bills and the Dallas Cowboys @ San Francisco 49ers on Sky Sports NFL.
Last Updated: 22/01/23 5:29am
Highlights of the Jacksonville Jaguars towards the Kansas City Chiefs within the NFL Divisional Round.
Highlights of the Jacksonville Jaguars towards the Kansas City Chiefs within the NFL Divisional Round.
Patrick Mahomes returned from an ankle harm and Travis Kelce caught two landing passes because the Kansas City Chiefs recorded a 27-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars to advance to the AFC Championship Game for the fifth straight season.
Story of the sport
Mahomes missed many of the second quarter as a result of proper ankle harm however returned to complete 22 of 30 passing for 195 yards and two touchdowns, whereas backup quarterback Chad Henne additionally threw a scoring cross.
Kelce’s 14 receptions (for 98 yards) tied for third most in NFL postseason historical past, with Marquez Valdes-Scantling additionally including a landing catch for Kansas City.
Nick Bolton (fumble) and Jaylen Watson (interception) every had key takeaways within the fourth quarter to assist see off the Jaguars.
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes picks up an ankle harm within the first quarter towards Jacksonville.
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes picks up an ankle harm within the first quarter towards Jacksonville.
The top-seeded Chiefs will face both the second-seeded Buffalo Bills or third-seeded Cincinnati Bengals within the AFC title sport, with their matchup scheduled to happen Sunday in what is going to mark their first assembly since Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest of their Week 17 contest.
Trevor Lawrence was 24-of-39 passing for 217 yards, a landing to Christian Kirk and one interception for the fourth-seeded Jaguars, whereas Travis Etienne additionally rushed for a rating.
Jacksonville trailed by 10 getting into the ultimate quarter however travelled 75 yards on seven performs to maneuver inside 20-17 on Etienne’s four-yard run with 11:49 remaining.
Mahomes countered together with his personal 75-yard landing drive, on the tenth play of which he tossed a six-yard scoring jump-pass to Valdes-Scantling to push the lead again to 10 with 7:08 left.
Kansas City moved ever nearer to the AFC Championship Game following Jaylen Watson’s decisive late interception versus Jacksonville.
Kansas City moved ever nearer to the AFC Championship Game following Jaylen Watson’s decisive late interception versus Jacksonville.
Lawrence guided the Jaguars on one other drive however Jamal Agnew fumbled the ball on the Kansas City four-yard line with Bolton recovering with 5:29 remaining. .
On Jacksonville’s subsequent drive, Lawrence was intercepted by Watson with 3:48 left earlier than Riley Patterson later kicked a 48-yard area aim with 25 seconds remaining solely to see his ensuing onside kick recovered by Kansas City’s Kadarius Toney with 25 seconds left.
Mahomes had been harm late within the first quarter on a play by which he was tackled by Jacksonville’s Corey Peters and Arden Key, the Chiefs quarterback falling awkwardly to the bottom as Key fell on his proper decrease leg.
Henne changed Mahomes with 9:59 left within the second quarter and drove the Chiefs 98 yards on 12 performs for a landing cross to Kelce.
Despite struggling an ankle harm within the first half, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was capable of ship the landing cross for Marquez Valdes.
Despite struggling an ankle harm within the first half, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was capable of ship the landing cross for Marquez Valdes.
Mahomes subsequently returned on the outset of the second half with the ankle closely taped.
He had acquired issues underway within the first quarter with an eight-yard landing cross to Kelce, in reply to which Lawrence floated a beautifully-placed 10-yard rating to Kirk.
Kansas City moved forward 10-7 on Harrison Butker’s 50-yard area aim, the possession by which Mahomes injured the ankle.
The ball was on the Chiefs’ two-yard line when Henne entered the sport and he drove the membership downfield in Mahomes-like method earlier than his one-yard throw to Kelce made it 17-7 with 3:54 left within the half.
Patterson booted a 41-yard area aim for the Jaguars with 27 seconds remaining.
Travis Kelce acquired his second landing of the sport as Kansas City elevated their benefit over Jacksonville within the NFL Divisional Round.
Travis Kelce acquired his second landing of the sport as Kansas City elevated their benefit over Jacksonville within the NFL Divisional Round.
Butker kicked one other 50-yarder with eight seconds left within the third quarter to offer Kansas City a 20-10 benefit.
Scoring Summary
Scoring abstract
FIRST QUARTER Jaguars 0-7 Chiefs Patrick Mahomes eight-yard TD cross to Travis Kelce (additional level) Jaguars 7-7 Chiefs Trevor Lawrence 10-yard TD cross to Christian Kirk (additional level) SECOND QUARTER Jaguars 7-10 Chiefs Harrison Butker 50-yard area aim Jaguars 7-17 Chiefs Chad Henne one-yard TD cross to Travis Kelce (additional level) Jaguars 10-17 Chiefs Riley Patterson 41-yard area aim THIRD QUARTER Jaguars 10-20 Chiefs Harrison Butker 50-yard area aim FOURTH QUARTER Jaguars 17-20 Chiefs Travis Etienne four-yard speeding TD (additional level) Jaguars 17-27 Chiefs Patrick Mahomes six-yard TD cross to Marquez Valdez-Scantling (additional level) Jaguars 20-27 Chiefs Riley Patterson 48-yard area aim
Stats leaders
Jaguars
Passing: Trevor Lawrence, 24/39, 217 yards, 1 TD, 1 INTRushing: Travis Etienne, 10 carries, 62 yards, 1 TDReceiving: Zay Jones, 5 catches, 83 yards
Chiefs
Passing: Patrick Mahomes, 22/30, 195 yards, 2 TDsChad Henne, 5/7, 23 yards, 1 TDRushing: Isaiah Pacheco, 12 carries, 95 yardsReceiving: Travis Kelce, 14 catches, 98 yards, 2 TDs
Mahomes: I’ll be good to go subsequent week!
Despite struggling an ankle harm within the first quarter of their win over Jacksonville, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes is assured he’ll be match for subsequent weekend’s AFC Championship Game.
Despite struggling an ankle harm within the first quarter of their win over Jacksonville, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes is assured he’ll be match for subsequent weekend’s AFC Championship Game.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes: “It’s a credit score to the blokes round me, the offensive line stored me clear within the pocket understanding I could not transfer and guys made performs round me, that is what a terrific staff does.
“I didn’t wish to go, they type of gave me the ultimatum of I used to be not going again within the sport until I went within the locker room, they tried to handle me however it is going to take so much to maintain me out of a soccer sport.
“The X-rays have been unfavourable, have not recognized something but however I’ll be good to go.”
What’s subsequent?
The NFL Divisional Round continues on Sunday evening when the Buffalo Bills host the Cincinnati Bengals for the primary time since Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest throughout their Week 17 Monday Night Football matchup, with the winner set to tackle the Chiefs. Watch it reside on Sky Sports NFL from 8pm.
Then, following on from the motion in Buffalo, the Dallas Cowboys journey to the San Francisco 49ers as two of the NFL’s most prestigious franchises do battle in view of securing a spot within the NFC Championship Game subsequent weekend. Kick-off in Santa Clara is at 11.30pm.
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